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Have you ever wondered what some cartoon characters would look like as modern-day adults? Well, not to worry, because an artist by the name of Isaiah K. Stephens decided to start a series where they turn cartoon characters from old shows into modern-day adults.

Many of us must have grown up watching nostalgic cartoons such as Doug, South Park, and Rugrats. The artist Isaiah Stephens drew what some "grown-up" characters would look like and the result speaks for itself.

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Dexter From Dexter's Laboratory

Dexter From Dexter's Laboratory

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Bored Panda reached out to Isaiah with some questions! First, we wanted to know how the artist got started on the illustrations, and here's what he said, "I’ve been drawing since I was a very young child. Drawing was always my way to escape all the negative things going on in my life and in the world. I always used it as a form of therapy."

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    We were also wondering whether the artist was self-taught or studied his craft.

    "I’m mostly self-taught. Outside of art classes in high school and college, I haven’t really had any formal training. I did go to school for animation, though. The focus there was more on movement and acting as opposed to creating still images."

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    With all of that being said, we were curious how the artist got the idea for the series.

    "I’m in this weird stage in my life where nostalgia means more to me now than I think it ever will. I’m officially in my 30s and looking back on my childhood, I can say that was the happiest time of my life and a big part of that is the media that I consumed as a child. All of the cartoons, TV shows, movies, and all those things still mean so much to me because of the people I got to share those experiences with.

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    My siblings, my family, and my old friends. So these pieces, in a way, were a celebration of those characters that I grew up with and of those shows that help me through some pretty serious times in my life. These pieces were always meant to be fun and a love letter to these shows, movies, and TV shows that I hold so close to my heart."

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    Keesha Franklin From The Magic School Bus

    Keesha Franklin From The Magic School Bus

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    Nitka Tsar
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know her but she looks beautiful and classy. I love that she was not "sexyfied", if you know what I mean

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    Drawing is no easy feat so we asked the artist how long it takes him to finish off one artwork.

    "I actually can complete these pretty quickly, especially because they base them off of the already established character design. So I’d say each piece takes roughly between 2 to 4 hours."

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    Following the conversation earlier about the childhood series, we asked Isaiah which of the childhood series was his personal favorite.

    "I love all of the pieces that I’ve done through this collection. But if I had to choose ONE favorite, I’d say it was the Rugrats. The Rugrats were always my favorite TV show growing up and I still hold all of those characters near and dear to my heart. So for more reasons than one, the Rugrats are my favorite of the set."

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    Arnold Perlstein From The Magic School Bus

    Arnold Perlstein From The Magic School Bus

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    Lastly, we couldn't help but ask if the artist had any plans in the near future for some other series, and here's what he said, "Oh, I have tons of ideas for projects to do. Too many, if I’m being completely honest! I just have to find the motivation and time to complete them all, so stay tuned!"

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    Kuki Sanban From The Codename: Kids Next Door

    Kuki Sanban From The Codename: Kids Next Door

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    Wanda From The Fairly OddParents

    Wanda From The Fairly OddParents

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    Ash Ketchum From Pokémon

    Ash Ketchum From Pokémon

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    Kanker Sisters From Ed, Edd n Eddy

    Kanker Sisters From Ed, Edd n Eddy

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    Numbuh Five From KND Code Module

    Numbuh Five From KND Code Module

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    Scourge McCloud
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Number 5 is definitely one of my favorite knd characters. (Same for Kuki

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    Dil Pickles From Rugrats

    Dil Pickles From Rugrats

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    Chuckie Finster From Rugrats

    Chuckie Finster From Rugrats

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    Angelica Pickles From Rugrats

    Angelica Pickles From Rugrats

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    Kyle Broflovski From South Park

    Kyle Broflovski From South Park

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    Misty From Pokémon

    Misty From Pokémon

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    Philip Tad The Fairly Oddparents

    Philip Tad The Fairly Oddparents

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    Mark and Elmo
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a High-School-Football-Quarterback-Football-Team-Leader-With-A-Red-Convertible looks like:

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    Francis From The Fairly Oddparents

    Francis From The Fairly Oddparents

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    Jonny 2x4 From Ed, Edd N Eddy

    Jonny 2x4 From Ed, Edd N Eddy

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    Sawdust
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never seen nor even heard of this cartoon, but I'm somehow still glad to see that this kid kept his wooden board. :-)

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    Lor Mcquarrie From The Weekenders

    Lor Mcquarrie From The Weekenders

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    Miranda Killgallen From As Told By Ginger

    Miranda Killgallen From As Told By Ginger

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    Chester Mcbadbat From The Fairly Oddparents

    Chester Mcbadbat From The Fairly Oddparents

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    Hoagie P. Gilligan Jr. From The Kids Next Door

    Hoagie P. Gilligan Jr. From The Kids Next Door

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    Timmy Turner The Fairly Oddparents

    Timmy Turner The Fairly Oddparents

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    Lacienega Boulevardez From The Proud Family

    Lacienega Boulevardez From The Proud Family

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    Sammy Dullard From Rocket Power

    Sammy Dullard From Rocket Power

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